1963 Topps #292 Pumpsie Green
The back prints his birth date as October 27, 1934; he was born October 27, 1933.
Uncorrected error: The back says born Oct. 27, 1934; his birth date is Oct. 27, 1933.
About Pumpsie Green
Card #292 belongs to the fourth print series of the 1963 Topps set. The back prints his birth date as October 27, 1934; he was born October 27, 1933. The front shows him with the New York Mets after the December 11, 1962 trade that sent him from Boston with pitcher Tracy Stallard and infielder Al Moran for infielder Felix Mantilla, ending four seasons in a Red Sox uniform. His last Boston year - 56 games, a .231 average and 11 RBIs - is remembered mostly for the July night he and Gene Conley walked off a stalled team bus in New York and stayed away more than a day.
Elijah Jerry Green Jr. was born in Boley, Oklahoma on October 27, 1933 and raised in Richmond, California, where he grew up a fan of the Pacific Coast League's Oakland Oaks. His mother called him Pumpsie early on, and he said he never knew the origin of the name. The switch-hitting infielder signed with the Oaks out of Contra Costa College in 1953, and the Boston Red Sox purchased his contract during the 1955 season. He reached the majors on July 21, 1959, entering at Comiskey Park as a pinch runner to become the first Black player to appear for the Red Sox, the last major league club to integrate; Topps gum customers later voted him the second baseman on the 1959 Major League Rookie All-Star team. Green played second base and shortstop in Boston through 1962, mostly as a semi-regular and pinch runner, then closed his career with the 1963 New York Mets, batting .246 with 13 home runs and 74 RBIs in 344 games. After retiring as a player in 1965 he earned a physical education degree from San Francisco State and spent more than two decades at Berkeley High School in California, coaching baseball and teaching math. He died July 17, 2019 at 85.
Sources: Wikipedia · SABR BioProject · Baseball-Reference
Graded population (PSA & SGC)
| Grader | Total | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1-4 | Auth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PSA | 194 | 0 | 8 | 100 | 67 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| SGC | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Graded population — a scarcity guide, not a price. Snapshot 2026-09-24. Half-grades fold down (8.5→8), and PSA's qualified grades are counted separately from the straight-grade rows shown here.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the 1963 Topps #292 card?
It is card #292 of the 576-card 1963 Topps Baseball set, picturing Pumpsie Green of the New York Mets.
Does 1963 Topps #292 have an error?
The back says born Oct. 27, 1934; his birth date is Oct. 27, 1933. It was never corrected, so there is no variation to chase - every copy of #292 reads the same way.
How many cards are in the 1963 Topps Baseball set?
576 cards, tracked as 583 collectible states. The numbers run from 1 to 576 with no gaps and no number used twice, and seven cards carry a catalogued print variation - three checklists, the two Rookie Stars cards also printed with a "1962" heading, and the #341 Jack Baldschun and #454 Art Fowler print states - that the master set counts separately.
Sources: Trading Card Database, PSA CardFacts, Cardboard Connection, BaseballCardPedia, The Topps Archives, Baseball-Reference, the SABR BioProject and the National Baseball Hall of Fame, PSA & SGC population reports. Card data compiled and maintained by T206Cards.com. Page last updated 2026-10-03.